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In the inscriptions, the phonetical values of the signs often differ from those in the MSS. and vary very considerably, and almost every one of the vertical and horizontal columns (plate IX, A, I--XVIII) shows at least some, occasionally a great many, cursive or intentionally modified forms, which possess hardly any resemblance to letters :
4 = ka (1), ki (III, in 400, 4000; IV, A; V, A; VI, B), keri (V, B; IX, A), pica (III, A; VI, A; VIII, A; IX, B), nika.(X, A), lka (facsimilo IA. 5, 154), yka.
5 = tra, mostly with irregular addition of the ra-stroke to the vertical of ta (V, A; VIII, A, B; IX, B; X, A; XV, A), tra (VII, A), tu (IX, A), nu (IV, B), na, na (XI, A, B), t? (XIII, A), hr (XIII, B; XIV, A; XVII, A), hra (XVI, A), together with two cursive signs without phonetic value in V, A, B.
6 = ja, sa? (I, II; compare plate IL, 15, III; 39, VII), phra (III, in 6000; IV, V), phra (IX, XI), pha (XIII), pha (XIV), together with four carsive signs (VI–VIII, XV), among which the first is probably derived from ja, the second from sa, and the other two from phra.
7 = gra or gu (III-VI, IX-XI, XIII, XV), ga (VII) with a cursive sign (XII) derived from a gra like that in XIII.
8 = hra with irregular addition of the ra-stroke to the end of hz (IV, A, B ; VI, A), ha (VI, B), ha (VII, A; X), hră (XI, XVII, XVIII) or in eastern inscriptions pu (VIII, B; XV, A; XVI) probably a cursive derivative from hra, together with five cursive signs without phonetic value (V, A; VIII, A; IX, A, B; XV, B), among which the second and the fifth are derived from pu, the first from hra, the third from hra, and the fourth from ha.
9= 0; really occurring letter-forms in col. V compare plate IV, 6, IX), in col. VI (compare AU, plate VII, 7, X), in col. IX (compare plate VI, 13, I), in cola. XI, XII (compare plate V, 47, IX), in col. XIV (compare plate V, 9, XV), in col. XVII (compare plate VI, 13, V ff.), different from the most ancient form (III, IV) in cols. VII, and XIII, cursive in cols. X. and XVI.
10 = thus (III, in 10000; IV, A, B, V, A; VI, A), hence a cursive sign, derived by the opening of the circle of lha (V,B; VI, B; VIIA; VIII, IX), which later is converted into a (X, XI, A, B), or into rya (XVI, A), or, as in the MSS., into ! (XIII, A, B ; XVII, A), or into kha and ce (XV, A, B). .
20 = tha (III, in 20000; XV), or, as in the MSS., tha, thā, of the type of the period, 30 = la, as in the MSS.; occasionally with small modification. 1 Preparation of Plate IX, A, cola, I-XVIII:
Col. I; the 4, outting from BURGERS' facsimile of Cols. IX, X ; cuttings from facsimiles at F.GI (CII.3). the Kalsi edict XIII, EI, 2, 465; the 6, 50, 200, drawn Nos, 2, 8, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 20, 23, 59, 63, 70, 71. according to facsimiles of the Sahasram and Rūpnath
Col. XI; cuttings from facsimiles at F.GI(CII.3), ediots, IA. 6, 155 ff.
Nos. 38, 89, IA. 6,9 ff, and other Valabhi insoriptions. Col. II; outtings from facsimile of the Siddapura
Col. XII; drawn acoording to facsimile at J.BBRAS. ediot, EI, 8, 188. Col. III ; cuttings from facsimiles of Nanāghāt
16, 108. insoriptions, B.ASRWI. 5, pl, 51,
Cole. XIII, XIV; drawn according to facsimiles at Col. IV ; cuttings from facsimiles of Nasik insorip
IA. 9, 164 ff. tions, B.ASRWI. 4, pl. 52, Nos. 5, 9, 18, 19; pl. 53, Col. XV; drawn according to facsimile at IA. 18, Nos. 12-14: the 70 drawn according to the Girnar 120 ff; EI, 3, 127 ff. Prasasti, B.ASRWI. 2, pl. 14.
Col. XVI; outting from facsimiles at F.GI(CIL.8), Col. V, drawn according to faosimiles of Katrapa Nos. 40, 41, 55, 56, 81. coins, J.RAS. 1890, piate at 639.
Col. XVII; outting from facsimiles at IA. 15, 112, Col. VI, VII; outtings from facsimiles at El. 1, 141. 381 ff. ; 2, 201 ff.
Col. XVIII, drawn according to facsimile at J.ASB. Col. VIII; outtings from fassimiles at B.ASESI. 1, 40, pl. 2. pl. 62, and EI. 1, 2 ff.
Cuttings reduced by one-tbird. Probably to be read thus : not as a modifloation of phra or phu. Thus BAYLEY, doubtfully; for the 1 of the sign in IV, B, compare nu, plato III, 25, 6.
